The article examines the peculiarities of the formation and development of the state civil service in Siberia in the Russian Empire on the basis of normative acts and archives records. The authors emphasize the connection of this process with the change in the administrative structure of the region, the level of the incorporation of Siberia into Russia, the influence of the state regional policy on the process. The class stratification analysis of some groups of the Siberian bureaucracy, its educational level, and financial situation is given.

Dameshek Lev Mikhailovich, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Head, Department of History of Russia of Historical Faculty, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: levdameshek@gmail.com

Mamkina Inna Nikolayevna, Doctor of Sciences (History), Head, Department of Theory of State and Law, Transbaikal State University, 140, Chkalov st., Chita, 664082, Russian Federation, e-mail: mail@zabgu.ru

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